Abu Hudhayfah ibn Utbah (Arabic: أبو حذيفة بن عتبة ) full name Abu Hudhaifah bin `Utbah bin Rabi`ah bin `Abd Shams bin `Abd Manaf) (died 633) was a sahaba of Muhammad. He was the son of Utba ibn Rabi'ah, one of the Leaders of Quraish. His sister was Hind bint Utbah, the wife of Abu Sufyan.
He was from the Quraish and one of the earlier Muslims who participated both the First hijra and second hijra.
He was married to Sahla bint Suhail and had an adoptive son named Salim mawla Abu Hudaifa regarding whom Aisha has been attributed with the narration of a controversial hadith about Salim suckling Sahla.
Abu Hudhaifah participated in the Battle of Badr and was killed in the Battle of Al-Yamamah in Al-Yamama in the Ridda wars in 11 A.H (633 CE).
See also[]
- Salim ibn Abd-Allah
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